Last time we talked about introducing your dog to his crate, and where to put the crate within your home. The next step is;

Getting Your Dog To Go Into The Crate

One way to get your dog to take those steps into his crate is to bribe him! Put his favorite toy or a treat, just inside the crate, don’t put it to far in, just so that he has to put his head into the crate to retrieve it.

I suspect that your dog will poke his head in, grab the toy or treat and then back out … read more

One of the most effective ways of house training your puppy is by using crate training.

The way crate training your puppy helps with house training is because a dog will naturally not want to soil the area where it eats and sleeps. If you put your dog in a crate then this instinct will come to the fore. The dog will soon see the crate as his den and will at all costs try to avoid soiling it.

The key to being successful with this form of training, like any other, is to establish a good routine. … read more

To your dog, his crate will feel like it’s his own special home within your home. It will become a safe place for him to be, a kinda den, somewhere that he can go to feel secure.